THE BEST OF MICKEY ROURKE

[Antonio]

1. Harold Angel in ANGEL HEART
2. "The Cook" in SPUN
3. J. Lyman Stone in THE RAINMAKER
4. John Sedley in JOHNNY HANDSOME
5. John in NINE 1/2 WEEKS
6. Stanley White in YEAR OF THE DRAGON
7. Harley Davidson in HARLEY DAVIDSON & THE MARLBORO MAN
8. Michael Bosworth in DESPERATE HOURS (1990)
9. Jim Olstad in THE PLEDGE
10. Gorman Lennox in WHITE SANDS

I know the Mick gets a bad rap from many, but he totally won my respect again in the comeback role of the year...his performance as a crystal meth chef in SPUN. He should have been Oscar-nommed for his best role to date...as a haunted detective in ANGEL HEART. Hey, at least I found 10 decent Rourke roles to list! I haven't yet seen three of his most acclaimed films/performances...BARFLY, DINER and THE POPE OF GREENWICH VILLAGE. I didn't like RUMBLE FISH, and his roles in BUFFALO '66, ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO and BODY HEAT were miniature cameos at best, and not substantial enough to list here.

[RickySlade]

The Cook in Spun, and him in Barfly becaue frankly all of his other performances were bad.

[bowieee]

1. Barfly. I almost believed he was bukowski
2. Rumble fish. I can't get enough of his mortocycle boy character.
3. Angel heart

[QUENTIN]

Great fucking actor during the 80's, hope his recent appearances in a couple movies close together will bring back his career...

1.) Charles Bukowski ("Henry Chinaski ") -Barfly
2.) Harry Angel -Angel Heart
3.) Motorcycle Boy -Rumble Fish
4.) Robert 'Boogie' Sheftell -Diner
5.) The Cook -Spun
6.) John -9 1/2 Weeks
7.) Stanley White -Year of The Dragon
8.) Teddy Lewis -Body Heat
9.) J. Lyman Stone -The Rainmaker
10.) The Bookie -Buffalo '66

[Buck Turgidson]

Antonio, my brother, you must see Diner, and experience Boogie. A man so goddamned cool he could be a hairdresser in blue collar 1959 Bal'mer and still get more trim than Sinatra.